 A survey of the land in this woreda shows that 39.5% is arable or cultivable, 27.4% pasture, 13.3% forest, and the remaining 19.8% is considered swampy, mountainous or otherwise unusable.Linseed is an important cash crop.Industry in the woreda includes 35 grain mills and 6 edible oil mills employing 96 people, as well as 475 registered businesses, which include 181 wholesalers, 182 retailers and 112 service providers.